Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey JournalRed Bull Air Race World Championship at Liberty State Park in Jersey City today. A view from the non-ticketed area of the park.

Two sunshiny days of derring-do in the air at the Red Bull Air Race World Championship in Jersey City ended today with the Americans having something to cheer about.

Kirby Chambliss, a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, finished with the third fastest time in the final round 2010 Red Bull Air Race at Liberty State Park and is now fourth overall in the international competition.

Paul Bonhomme and Nigel Lamb, two British pilots finished one and two respectively, after a weekend of weaving and zooming through 65-foot pylons set on the Hudson River between Liberty State Park and Ellis Island.

Sitting in grandstands, laying on the grass, standing near the water's edge, thousands of people came to Liberty State Park to take in the spectacle.

"It was really exciting watching it ," said Daisy Lee, 14, of Paterson, who came with her family to celebrate Father's Day with her dad Leo, a big fan of the sport who dreamed of being a pilot himself.

"We were rooting for the United States," Daisy Lee said. "We were expecting him (Chambliss) to come in second...We are thrilled he got his place on the podium."Andrew Butville, 32, of Jersey City, couldn't have planned a better -- or more scenic -- Father's Day event.

"This is a great location," said Butville, who watched the race with his dad, Richard, an engineer. "This is the best spot in the park. You are looking right across at Ellis Island."

The race was a great idea, Richard Butville said.

Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey JournalRace day of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at Liberty State Park in Jersey City today. Here, the crowd on one of three grand stands near the control tower. Tickets for the grand stand was $75 while general admission was $40.

"Between the location and the perfect weather it has been a perfect day," he said.Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy attended both days of the race and noted its "festival" mood.

"The greatest pilots on earth were performing feats above and sometimes below the Statue of Liberty and near the Verrazano Bridge," Healy said today. "It was a great event."

Adding to the festival atmosphere yesterday afternoon, the Red Bull Air Force skydivers jumped from helicopters yesterday after and made pinpoint landings at Liberty State Park.